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Japan Enacts Bill to Amend Infectious Disease Act
Japan’s Diet on December 2 enacted a comprehensive bill to amend health-related laws including the Infectious Disease Act, with a majority vote given at an Upper House plenary meeting. The proposed amendment of the Infectious Disease Act would allow the…
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